Bright Spring

He pondered for a long time, and his clear and orderly thinking at first gradually became chaotic, and the things that flashed in his mind became more and more complicated.It seems that people's senses are mutually inhibited. At this time, the light is dim and the vision is not clear. On the contrary, there are more and more thoughts.

The well on New Year's Eve, the pig made of mud Zhu Gaoxu closed his eyes, and suddenly thought of a person: Wan Quan!

His chaotic thoughts began to gather together. On the New Year's Eve spent in An Nanguo, the sergeant Jin Shitou gave him a pig made of mud, which was made so lifelike.Later, a general named Wan Quan came in, and Wan Quan glanced at the mud pig curiously, apologizing for his gaffes during the New Year's Eve dinner.

Wan Quan also said one thing, Zhu Gaoxu didn't pay much attention to it at that time, and almost forgot it.At this time, I turned it out from the heavy dust of memory.

Wan Quan is a guard commander of the Prince of Shu's mansion. One of his relatives flattered Zhu Gaoxu's cousin, the eldest son of the King of Shu; I can't remember the name of Zhu Gaoxu's cousin, but he has too many cousins. King of Huayang County.

The status of the king of Huayang County is embarrassing, and he seems to want to be the son of the king of Shu and inherit the family business in the future; without authorization, he promoted Wan Quan's relatives to become Qianhu.The result was serious, King Huayang lost a layer of skin, and Wan Quan was also implicated.

Zhu Gaoxu took the hands behind his back to the front, and subconsciously rubbed them together.This matter can be a chapter!

What Zhang can do is not sure.How will King Huayang and Wan Quan choose? The head still grows on their own necks; and how capable are these two people?

But Zhu Gaoxu needs such hope and possibility to help him decide to choose one between two lost ways!

Zhu Gaoxu didn't sleep all night, and couldn't sleep at all.Maybe the choice this time is directly related to life and death.Such is the case with rebellion, it cannot afford to be defeated, especially if it is defeated once in the early stage, it will be lost forever!

The fifth watch has arrived without knowing it, and the sound of drums and horns woke up this ancient and lonely wine city.

The generals, officials and others came to the attic one after another, placed their sabers and swords neatly on the table outside, and walked in.Zhu Gaoxu was sitting on a chair in front of him, his face seemed a little haggard.Miao Jin also got up early, made Zhu Gaoxu a cup of strong tea and brought it up. She didn't show up all night, but she seemed to know that Zhu Gaoxu hadn't slept all night.

After everyone saw the ceremony, everyone saw that Zhu Gaoxu had not said a word, so they quickly started discussing.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said, "Go to Chengdu!"

The discussion gradually died down.Qu Neng stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Think twice, the King of Han! If Xue Lu doesn't come back to help Chengdu, Mu Sheng will be in danger; and if our troops can't take down Chengdu immediately, we will be caught in the trap of the government and army inside and outside the city."

Other people's suggestions will not affect Zhu Gaoxu too much, but Qu Neng is good at fighting and is familiar with Sichuan, so Zhu Gaoxu listened to these words very seriously.But at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt that his determination should not be affected by anyone's suggestion.After all, it is a decision that has been pondered all night, and you must believe in yourself!

Liu Yingdao: "Yazhou is intertwined with mountains and rivers, and the terrain is complicated. Our troops will come later, I am afraid that they will be tricked by the enemy. There are many princes in the Sichuan army, and General Qu's old troops may find internal agents to capture Chengdu! Xue Lu is also afraid of this, how can he not save him?" ?”

Wei Da also said afterwards: "Our troops, with nearly [-] people, joined forces with Mu Sheng's army to attack Xue Lu in Yazhou. The combat power is not at a disadvantage. In the end, the general feels that he can defeat Xue Lu in a dignified formation!"

Zhu Gaoxu beckoned, and everyone walked in.Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the picture and said: "General Qu led eight thousand cavalry, lightly dressed and acted as a forward, took the road of Tuojiang River, and quickly approached Chengdu. I will lead the main force of the army, and then march."

He had already begun to deploy his troops, so the generals stopped making suggestions.Qu Neng clasped his fists and said, "The last general has orders!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the left and right and said: "This king has made up his mind, and he will not go back on it! No matter it is a good result or a bad result, this king will swallow it, and I will not blame you if I bear it all."

As soon as this sentence was said, Miao Jin immediately turned her head to look at Zhu Gaoxu, her eyes were a little weird, as if she was carrying some kind of scrutiny, as if she knew Zhu Gaoxu for the first time.

All the generals also looked terrified, and they all clasped their fists and said: "The last general is willing to be the vanguard of the prince!" "The last general is determined to fight to the death for the prince!"

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the strong tea on the table, Gulu took a big sip, pressed his palm on the table, and stood up quickly, waving his hand and saying: "All the army, pull out the camp at sunrise!"

"Order!"

Zhu Gaoxu strode out of the attic, and the sound of war drums and horns near and far became louder.

Chapter 388 The Decisive Battle in the Land of Abundance (3)

The water surface of the Tuojiang River is very low, revealing gray-yellow sand and stones, as if there is only half of a river left, or like a big snake that is shedding its skin.

On the flat river dam, the infantry marching in line maintained a very coordinated pace.Vehicles pulled by mules and horses, and wheelbarrows are also slowly moving north; many cavalry are also walking slowly on the hilly road to the west.There are a large number of people and horses by the river, and the scene is very spectacular.

Zhu Gaoxu was hugged in front and back, and he also walked slowly in the group on horseback.Only at such a speed can it walk with a large number of infantry supplies.He didn't put his hands on the bridle, but looked down with a picture, as if he was walking on a horse.

"Are you approaching Zi County (north of Neijiang)?" Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the surrounding scene.

A general beside him said: "Go back to the prince, I will definitely be there this afternoon."

This is already the fifth day after leaving Luzhou City.Zhu Gaoxu led a main force of [-], mostly infantry and a lot of luggage, but the marching speed was much faster than when he was in Yunnan and Guizhou.The roads in Sichuan are really easy to walk. So far, I haven’t seen any decent plains, but most of the roads are low hills and more spacious river dams, and the roads are in excellent condition.

At this moment, several riders ran towards them in the opposite direction.With white linen cloth tied on their helmets, they could be identified as knights of the King of Han army at a glance.

The armies of both sides competing in the Sichuan Basin wore similar armor, because they were all officials from the south of the Ming Dynasty.However, apart from Dai Xiao, there is still a difference between the clothes of the Han Dynasty army and the official army, which can be seen if you look closely; because at this time the imperial court was not responsible for the uniform distribution of military uniforms, the clothes of the soldiers were all sewn by themselves, and different regions and fabrics Styles are different.

Those cavalry came straight to Zhu Gaoxu's side, where the biggest banners were erected.There are some words written on them: Crush crimes and rebels, avenge the king, Han.

The knights dismounted beside the brigade, and saluted Zhu Gaoxu with fists.A general beside Zhu Gaoxu patted his horse and walked over, and came back with the letter.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and shouted: "Get on the horse, come and talk to me."

The knight said: "Decree!"

Zhu Gaoxu handed over the map in his hand to the side, and Miao Jin, who had his head tightly breaded, took it.Zhu Gaoxu opened the letter to read the content, and Qu Neng's handwriting read: The last general has captured Jian County, the west is Longquan Mountain, and the Longquan Station is after Longquan Mountain.At the end, he will be temporarily stationed in Jian County.

After the knight delivering the letter was allowed to come to Zhu Gaoxu's side, Zhu Gaoxu asked, "What's the situation in Jian County?"

The knight replied: "There are few invincible soldiers in the county, but the county magistrate was transferred by the Chengdu government, and a lot of servants and civilians were called. At that time, the officers and soldiers were short of weapons and the city was short; General Qu pressed down on the city with a large number of bows and arrows. All the exposed people in the city died. Then we rushed to the gate of the city with firewood and gunpowder, dug up the mud on the gate, set|fired the gate and burned it down."

Zhu Gaoxu just nodded when he heard this, without much reaction, and there was no disturbance in his heart.

At this moment in Sichuan, except for Chengdu City, other cities and sites are useless to both sides. The only valuable target is: the main force of the opponent!Because obviously this battle cannot become a protracted war.

Not long after, news of another scout reported to the Chinese army.Zhu Gaoxu summoned the scouts and asked them what they had seen with their own eyes.

The scout sergeant said: "My lord, when I arrived in Jiading Prefecture, I asked my companions to hide the horse in the mountain forest. I wanted to climb to the Baohong Pavilion on the Giant Buddha (Leshan Giant Buddha) to hide. But the little one found that there were horses in the attic The guards of the officers and soldiers had to take water bags and dry food, climbed from the south side of Dafo Mountain to the top of the mountain, and hid in the woods to watch.

It's hard to see, the official road is full of people!The official road passed behind the Great Buddha Mountain, and then bypassed the mountains and forests to the riverside. The entire road was crowded with infantry and cavalry.On the surface of the river, there are even sails covering the river, and the entire river is full of boats! "

Zhu Gaoxu has never traveled to the Leshan Giant Buddha, so he doesn't know much about the detailed terrain.At that moment, Zhu Gaoxu asked about the general directions of the Buddha, the river, the forest, and the road.

The scout sergeant immediately made it clear.The Great Buddha was built in the mountains by the river, and the river flowing to the west of the Great Buddha is the Minjiang River; that place is also the confluence of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait to ask: "Which direction are the large number of official ships sailing?"

The sergeant said without hesitation: "Going north, it's all going north."

Zhu Gaoxu's sallow and haggard face immediately showed a sickly red color, and he asked again tirelessly: "North along the Minjiang River?"

The sergeant nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately looked around and said: "Xue Lu is going back to Chengdu."

Xue Lu must have known that the King of Han's army was going to directly intimidate Chengdu, after all, Qu Neng was almost at Longquanyi.And the current situation shows that Xue Lu's decision is also to go to Chengdu!

The reason is simple. The Minjiang River leads to Pengshan County in the south of Chengdu, and it can also directly enter the moat of Chengdu through the Fuhe River; while the Qingyi River leads to Yazhou... a large number of government and army ships are transported into the Minjiang River. They are not going back to Chengdu, but where are they going?

In addition, the scouts saw it with their own eyes, saying that "the official road passes behind the Dafo Mountain, and the entire road is crowded by the official army."Dafo Mountain is located on the east bank of the Minjiang River. If the main force of the army is going to Yazhou in the northwest, why don't they cross the Minjiang River, but keep marching along the east bank of the Minjiang River?

...Zhu Gaoxu then received reports from the scouts of the other two teams, which at the same time proved the fact that Xue Lu had indeed marched northward along the Minjiang River!

How Xue Lu considered the situation at this time, Zhu Gaoxu has no way of knowing, but Xue Lu must have gone through repeated consideration and weighing of this key decision that affects the location and method of the battle.It's hard to say how capable this person is, but he must be a qualified general with battle experience and will not make too simple mistakes.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't understand the reason, and the situation had entered a new stage.